James Fell On CrossFit

Is It Time To Admit That CrossFit's Just Too Dangerous?

Crossfit: Good Or Bad?

It can be either, and it boils down to caveat emptor.

As a buyer, you need to beware of the extreme jack wagons with minimal understanding of proper exercise technique who will push you until you break. The trend seems that CrossFit may have begun as a go-hard-or-go-home mentality, with work out ‘til you puke and disgusting “Uncle Rhabdo” T-shirts (Google image search that) going by the wayside. In other words, at least some CrossFit entrepreneurs are listening to the criticism and ensuring they put safety first, because injured clients don’t come back to keep paying those monthly dues. They don’t buy into Glassman’s STFU mentality regarding injuries, and they have a lot of other exercise education and experience to go with the CrossFit certification.

If you just desire to be fitter, are into exercising hard and want to join an exercise community of like-minded people, you can find a good CrossFit gym if you do your due diligence. It’s important to understand, however, that this is a fairly extreme activity, and it will come with risks no matter how careful you are.

Just remember: don’t sacrifice form for reps.

Bonus Criticism: Paleo

Many CrossFitters are into the Paleo diet, the creators of which interpret science and history with the efficacy of a Fox News anchor. See why I say that Paleo is the Scientology of diets.